Timeline: The adventures of Robert Friedland
Entrepreneur, financier and company-maker.
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US thermal coal exports targeted by campaigning BC premier
Christy Clark has proposed a ban on the export of U.S. thermal coal from B.C. ports in retaliation for the recent imposition of a 20% duty on Canadian lumber.
Iron ore price rebounds
Up 10% in two weeks.
Damn the deficits, huge tax cuts ahead!
While I have rarely met a tax cut I didn't like, this one just may be more likely to send the economy into a downward spiral than it is to send up to orbit.
Sprott Monthly Market Update with Rick Rule: This bull market is in its infancy, a lot of money is about to be made!
Rick sees a very interesting market, which flirted with an upside breakout, that failed.
Anglo American to resume operations at El Soldado mine in Chile
The company had warned it would evaluate options for the mine, including walking away form it, if it didn’t receive the necessary permits.
Stellar Diamonds jumps on Tongo-Tonguma tribute mining agreement
Deal creates one of the largest diamond mines in West Africa.
Norilsk Nickel sues Botswana over thwarted mine stake deal
The Russian miner wants to recover $271 million it lost when a state-backed company failed to complete the acquisition of a 50% stake in its Nkomati mine in South Africa.
BHP Billiton in ‘advanced’ talks to sell Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile
The company has officially informed workers of its plans to offload the mine, noting that while there are several interested parties, the process could take months.
